Only The Strongest Survive On Survivor: Kaoh Rong

While wedged between two wooden discs, Jason had to keep his hands firmly pressed for more than an hour. With Aubry to his right, battling it out for the same prize, this bounty hunter knew he had to fight through the pain in order to gain the glory. 
 
Watch Jason struggle through the numbness toward an epic win in this episode.

Catch the season finale of Survivor: Kaoh Rong on Wednesday, May 18 at 8/7c.

Tai became uncomfortably numb when he stood on his perch with his arms gripped above his head; however, the gregarious gardener mustered up enough physical—and mental strength—to pull through and win the taxing Individual Immunity Challenge.

Watch the challenge in its entirety now.

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Any infection located on the upper thigh sure sounds like a pain in the you-know-what, but Aubry put on her game face and seemed to handle the discomfort as best she could. 

Watch the episode where Aubry's ailment was inspected.

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After a few weeks in the game, Tai's foot infection only worsened. It was so nasty, in fact, that it was close to being responsible for cutting this player's game short. 

Watch what happened when the doctor checked out Tai's infection.

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At this season's tribe swap, Julia was forced to survive by her lonesome on a distant part of the island until the next challenge. 

During her first morning alone, she struggled, emotionally and physically, as paranoia and anxiety set in. With her hands shaking and eyes filled with tears, the Boston-based college student settled into her space, hoping the pain would somehow go away, which it eventually did.

See how Julia coped with the loneliness in this full episode.

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After weeks of tough competitions—many of which required gripping, pulling, and climbing—Joe's fingers were covered in blistered cuts. One gash, in particular, began to callus and even drew the attention of fellow castaway and ER doctor, Peter. 

See how Peter helped Joe in this episode now.

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Jason sought comfort in what little shade was available when his blistered sunburn grew more and more painful under the strong midday sun.

See Jason's sunburn up-close in this episode.

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When Tai went to go find the Hidden Immunity Idol, he didn't know he would scorch his skin in the process. With bare feet, he inched his way up the tree and, while it would take a couple tries for him to obtain the coveted Idol, the painful remnants of his attempts were slow to fade. 

Watch the moment Tai shimmied his way up the tree.

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On Day 2 of Survivor: Kaoh Rong, Jenny experienced severe ear pain and believed it was because a bug was digging deeper and deeper into her ear canal. When she tried to describe the disturbing sensation of hearing a bug's little legs crawling around inside her head, all her tribe mates got the heebie-jeebies. 

After a sleepless night, she alerted the Brawn Tribe that her ear was now bleeding and the pain had become more excruciating than before. As Jenny laid down at the shelter, Scot and Cydney spotted the tiny worm finally crawling out from her ear.

Now we're getting the heebie-jeebies!

Watch how Jenny handled having a bug in her ear during this full episode.

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